Educational Outcomes at Prince William Sound Community Colleges

Outcome 1: Develop communications ability (effectively interpret, send, and respond to communications for varied audiences and purposes)

1. a. Demonstrate use of effective listening, interpersonal, small-group/collaborative, and public communication skills.
2. b. Demonstrate effective writing skills that use awareness of audience; clear thesis development; and appropriate conventions of format, structure, and language for multiple disciplines.
3. c. Demonstrate the ability to read critically and analyze, synthesize, and evaluate various forms of information including written texts and other media.

Outcome 2: Develop quantitative reasoning and problem-solving and/or critical thinking skills

1. a. Demonstrate degree appropriate skills in applying the principles of mathematics and/or logic.
2. b. Apply the scientific method, incorporating the appropriate skills or processes as needed in various problem solving contexts.
3. c. Demonstrate the ability to think critically within a discipline, identify connections and relationships among disciplines, and use an integrated approach to analyze new situations.

Outcome 3: Develop the ability to make value judgments and independent decisions

1. a. Identify own values.
2. b. Identify and demonstrate an understanding of diverse values.
3. c. Demonstrate an understanding of relevant ethical and responsible behavior.

Outcome 4: Develop multicultural understanding and global awareness

1. a. Describe relationships between self and the world.
2. b. Demonstrate understanding of issues related to the growing global interdependence of diverse cultures.
3. c. Demonstrate understanding of issues related to race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and culture.

Outcome 5: Develop aesthetic responsiveness

1. a. Respond to selected arts.
2. b. Demonstrate the ability to explain selected arts in terms of their formal elements and relate artistic works to the contexts from which they emerge.
3. c. Defend judgments about the quality of selected artistic expressions.

Outcome 6: Develop ability to use technology for problem solving, effective communication, and information retrieval

1. a. Demonstrate ability to access, use, and evaluate information in a variety of formats.
2. b. Demonstrate understanding of social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding information use and access.

P. Wes Lundburg
Dean of Instruction